There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend, which was started by the medical community(医学界){#blank#}1{#/blank#}a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(effect) such as overweight and heart disease—the very thing the medical community was trying to fight.

    Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(process) the food that we eat, to recover from injury and for several other bodily functions. When fat and salt{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(remove) from food, the food tastes as if is missing something. As{#blank#}5{#/blank#}result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. Even{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(bad), the amount of fast food that people eat goes up. Fast food{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(be) full of fat and salt; by{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(eat) more fast food people will get more salt and fat than they need in their diet.

    Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack(吃点心) between meals and will improve the taste of your food. However, be{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(care) not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}is not good for the health.

    The other day, I met an old man whose name was Ted, 91 years old. He told me about his{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(believable) unusual story. He had lived through the Great Depression, served in the defence force and worked on{#blank#}2{#/blank#}farm. He was so knowledgeable that he knew a lot in many areas of life. He was building model carts(手推车)that day. His pale hands reached out to a folder on the table, and he{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(take) out some photos. In the photos I saw his collection of model carts. Ted took me through each photo and explained{#blank#}4{#/blank#}was in each photo. He started telling me about how he cut steel{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(build) his model carts. He seemed very{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(enthusiasm). He gave me some valuable life{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(lesson). He repeatedly kept saying that {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(learn) is very important in life.{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(impress) by his love and enthusiasm for life at the age of 91, I realized that there can't be any barriers in life{#blank#}10{#/blank#}we impose (把……强加于) those barriers on ourselves.

    I will never forget that at the age of nine I was asked to deliver a speech entitled A challenge in My Life before the whole class!

    You can imagine how{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(terrible)shy I was the moment I thought of that—with so many eyes{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(fix) upon me. I could do nothing but{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(prepare) for it, though. First, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(lie)in my oral presentation from my memory, for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (listen) were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, giving out my speech tongue-tiedly. After {#blank#}7{#/blank#} seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding…I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before {#blank#}8{#/blank#} big audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way {#blank#}9{#/blank#} success is our fear. Overcome it, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you will be able to achieve your goals.

    Anna lost her arms in a car accident when she was a teenager. What was worse, she lost her parents at {#blank#}1{#/blank#}age of 20. Her elder sister, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} was ten years older than her, wanted to take care of her. However, Anna refused {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (live) with her sister, saying that she would take care of {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(she). She managed to enter college and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (study) very hard. Four years later, she graduated and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (give) a job. Once she wrote {#blank#}7{#/blank#} her diary, “I am quite lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have my legs.” Anna chose to face her misfortune in a positive way. Instead of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (feel) sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She has taught us a good lesson. When something bad happens to us, we have two {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (choose). One is to complain, and the other is to face it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (brave). If we choose to escape, it will always follow us wherever we go. If we decide to be strong, new hopes will come. So choose wisely.

    You may like reading novels for fun. But you need to get organized {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you are reading a novel for school. Here {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) a few tips.

    First, pay attention to characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everything {#blank#}3{#/blank#} is about a character can help us to understand him, from his {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(appear) to the kind of food he eats.

    Besides, the order of the story and the plot are {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(equal) important. Make sure that as you read, you make {#blank#}6{#/blank#} quick note of what happens in each chapter. This will help you bring the things you have noticed about the character, setting, language and so on together. It's also an enormous help for you to retell the story after you have read it.

Next, themes. They are ideas that a novel explores. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is a must to get the hang of the theme if you want to fully appreciate the novel. Perhaps love is a major theme, or justice, or {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(survive).

Furthermore, novels are made up {#blank#}9{#/blank#} language. Writers use language in a special way {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (make) their novels work. They may use metaphors, invent symbols, or show different characters' personalities through their speech styles.